31 July 2012

I've been sent the new trio of lipcare products from beauty brand Miners. The complete collection of award winning product Tin o' Tint is specially designed to moisturise lips whilst adding a hint of colour.

Mango is a vibrant coral orange colour, pink grapefruit is a pale pastel pink, cocoa beans is a light caramel brown and they leave your lips feeling soft and smooth.

I know it's a bit early, especially as summer's only just arrived, but these would make a great Christmas present or stocking filler; all girls like lip balms and these smell and taste good enough to eat.

27 July 2012

A couple of weeks ago I travelled to Colchester in Essex to watch Keith Musto (who was a silver medallist in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and then founded the royally-appointed, top-of-the-range sailing brand Musto in the sixties) on the Olympic torch run. Despite the rain - of course, British summer! - the crowds were out in force and the atmosphere was great.

24 July 2012

Despite blogging about the dip dye hair trend way back in February 2011,
I never took the plunge because I couldn’t decide on a colour. But then a couple of weeks ago I was invited
down to the Daniel Galvin flagship salon for a spot of finger painting and I
decided that it was now or never.

23 July 2012

Mila Kunis is the face of the Miss Dior range of handbags for the second season. The Autumn/ Winter 2012 campaign features the 28-year old actress styled by Carine Roitfeld and photographed by Mario Sorrenti in a glamorous series of black and white 50s/60s-inspired shots showing her chased by the paparazzi.

Today I'm wearing these navy blue satin Lucinda trainers by Carvela. I walked into Kurt Geiger and bought them in a I-can't-walk-another-step-in-these-heels emergency and they were a very comfortable alternative to five inch platforms... And they were in the sale.

These are a great way to incorporate the ever-present sports luxe trend and jewel-embellished lace-up pumps in navy blue satin are a glamorous take on the boring old plain white plimsoll...

19 July 2012

Topshop Unique's AW12 collection has hit the stores and boy is it a goodun...

It was one of my highlights from London Fashion Week; 90s-style oversized shirts, chunky merino wool knitwear, military and utility-inspired silk separates and layered textures emblazened with cross motifs worn with masculine army boots.

Grown up grunge in a dull (in a good way) autumnal palette. It's not like we've had much of a summer to celebrate anyway,so roll on Autumn!

17 July 2012

Well hello there, pretty little things... Check out my new favourite high heels from Italian fashion and footwear label Stefanel; a double clashing pair made from two materials and in two shades of blue. Crazy.

15 July 2012

This week I attended modern furniture retailer Dwell's press preview for its upcoming AW12 collections. Amongst my favourites was this excellent stainless steel movie set-style tripod spotlight on sturdy black legs, which came in table lamp and standard lamp heights. I will almost certainly be choosing one of these...

14 July 2012

This week I've been wearing my own take on the famous Carrie necklace; three E L L silver pendants layered at different lengths (E short, L medium, second L long, natch).

I love Carrie Bradshaw's signature gold chain and I remember when I was a little girl I had a similar one. I was once in a supermarket with my mum when a totally harmless, cooing adult came over and started chatting to me and because she knew my name, I thought I knew her. My mama freaked out and I was never allowed to wear it again. I rarely fear abduction these days, so now I proudly parading around with my names on show!

13 July 2012

10 July 2012

As the hordes of Olympics visitors begin to descend on our already fairly crowded capital city (17 days to go!), it's time to celebrate the best of the wonderful British transport systems: the hot and stuffy London Underground... Which I will be avoiding throughout the London 2012 Games and instead I'm going all Mark Ronson and gonna ride my bike(the video for which was incidentally filmed in my 'hood).

Still, I'm celebrating the terrible tube anyway with this fabulous A-Z print designed by Tim Fishlock. Commissioned by the London Transport Museum for the 'Mind the Map' exhibition, the illustrator produced 300 exclusive, limited edition signed prints and you can still grab one for £35 over at ltmuseumshop.co.uk.

In seventeen years working as an artist and designer, Tim has been involved in an especially wide-ranging collection of art and design projects. From hands-on production for public art and architectural commissions to designing a host of branding, digital and identity work. Key to Tim’s working method are the themes of play, colour and interactivity. His intention is always to produce work that displays both industry and simplicity and hopefully raises a smile.

9 July 2012

I received these shoes in the post last week courtesy of Swedish fashion website NELLY. I attended the UK launch party in May and chose my favourite pair of shoes, kinda forgot about them and then, ta-dah, thanks Mr Postman!

7 July 2012

Any shoeaholics... No I hate that made up word, let me start again - any girls out there with a soft spot (and subsequent empty purse...) for shoes needs to hot foot it down to the Design Museum to see the last week ofChristian Louboutin: 20 Years.

6 July 2012

5 July 2012

Danish fashion website Miinto has recently launched in the UK and is offering 10% off everything for the month of July to celebrate. miinto.co.uk currently stocks the latest summer trends from independent British boutiques; it's like a UK-based Farfetch and here are my favourite product finds: